Container for cigars and the like.



L. ROSENFELD.

CONTAINER FORCIGARS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1915. RENEWED JUNE 2. 1917.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.-

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LEO ROSENFEIID, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONTAINER FOR CIGARS ANI) THE LIKE.

Application filed November 26, 1915, Serial No. 63,586.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Lno RosnNFnLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers for Cigars and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bags and pertains more particularly to small paper bags which may be made as individual units or in the form of multiple compartments, detachably formed together.

It is customary for retail cigar dealers to offer their customers some of these paper envelops at the time a purchase is made, so that the user may put the cigars into the separate bags or compartments and thus protect them against injury through contact with other articles in his pocket. rIhe bags also keep the cigars moist to a. certain extent and they prevent loose pieces of tobacco from littering up the smokers pocket.

Heretofore these bags have for the most part been formed with their upper ends open to facilitate the withdrawal of the cigars therefrom.

It is the object of the present invention to provide closing means for cigar bags of this type, which can be applied to individual bags whether they are formed as single articles or as separable units of a series of connected compartments.

The invention further contemplates means for effecting the closure of the upper ends of these bags, in such manner that the closed end can be quickly and easily detached from the rest of the bag portion when it is desired to remove the cigars. j

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts more fully described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a plurality of individual cigar bags or compartments before they are separated, having the preferred form of the invention applied thereto, some of the compartments being shown with the closing means in open and some with the closing means in closed position.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Renewed .Tune 2, 1917. Serial No. 172,557.

one of the compartments shown in Fig. l, taken on the line 2 2.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of an individual compartment showing the closing means in open position.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing an individual compartment with the detachable closure partially severed therefrom.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective detail of the closing means shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective view of the upper end of a single container with a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, the individual cigar compartments l are formed of paper or other suitable material and made in the usual manner, each comprising a rear portion 2, and side and front portions 3 formed of a single sheet of the material. The rear portion 2 is provided with rows of perforations 4, running longitudinally between the individual compartments and is folded over at the bottom to form a permanent closure or flap 5, which is glued or otherwise sealed to the lower front portion 3 as shown. The rear portion is provided at its upper end with a similar extension or closing flap 6 adapted to be folded forward over the end of the cigar and thus close the top so as to protect the tip of the cigar against injury or dirt. Various means can be employed for the purpose of retaining the flap 6 closed. lThe upper ends of the individual compartments are so constructed that after the flaps 6 have been sealed, it is only necessary to tear off a portion of the entire top of the compartments in order to remove a cigar. In order to facilitate this, each individual bag is formed with transverse rows of perforations 7, extending completely around its entire interior surface. It is immaterial what type of fastening means is used to hold the flap 6 in its closed position, with the perforations 7 the entire closed portion .can be quickly severed (as shown in Fig. 4)

and thrown away.

The perforated form of fastening means for the flap 6 is that shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and consists of a small sheet of metal 8 made of tin or other bendable material fastened into the paper flap 6.

The upper end flap 6 of the rear portion of the container is formed with an integral extension 9. The metal plate 8 is fastened to the back or rear portion 2 by means of an adhesive and the extension 9 folded over and pasted or glued over the plate so as to inclose it within a pocket between the two thicknesses of paper. In order to better adapt itself to the use intended, the plate 8 is of genera-l oblong shape, having its ends slightly tapered and it is so positioned between the back 2 and overlapping extension Hap 9 as to present its widest portion opposite the open upper end of the compartment l. In order to properly provide for the bending action of the metal plate 8 within its pocket without tearing or breaking the surrounding paper casing, a fold l0 is formed across the back of the flap G at such a point as to permit a hinging action of the paper.

It will be obvious that no glue or paste is applied to the paper forming the fold l0. The metal insert or plate S may be formed with perforations if desired, or with serrated edges in order to permit a better gripping action by the paper which is glued to it.

It will be seen that by having each compartment provided with a top closing flap G having an inserted metal plate of a bendable character, it is a simple matter to close the several compartments independently of one another and thus protect the upper edges of the cigars against injury or dirt. The metal of which the plate 8 is formed is sufficiently stiff to hold the flap G closed when it has once been bent into that position.

A further advantage of this form of closing means is that when a cigar is to be withdrawn from a compartment, the closing flap 6 can be bent backward into an open position or the entire upper end of the container can be severed, as heretofore described, and thrown away.

In the form shown in Fig. 6, the retaining means for the flap G consists of a separate metal or wire spring cliplQ adapted to be slipped over the top of the container and hold the end flap 6 closed simply by its clamping action.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific form of retaining means for holding the flap 6 closed, as they can be modified indefinitely without in any way departing fromthe scope of the invention.

The container thus formed will present further advantages due to the sanitary manner in which the closure is effected and the cigars protected therein.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

l. A container for cigars comprising a collapsible main body portion provided with a weakened line below the top thereof, to provide a detachable collapsible portion and a sealing device having permanent flexion and carried wholly by said vdetachable portion above the weakened line and extending above the said detachable portion and when folded inclosing the portion to be detached, substantially as described.

2. A container for cigars comprising a collapsible main body portion provided with a weakened line below the top thereof, to provide a detachable collapsible portion, and an extension above the detachable portion of the main body to act in conjunction with said collapsible detachable portion to provide a closure for the container, and a. sealing device having permanent flexion and carried by the said detachable portion and the extension thereof and wholly above the said weakened line, substantially as described.

3. A container for cigars comprising a main body portion with an extension to form a closure and sealing means carried by said evtension` and continued down along the main body to a point some distance below its top where the main body is to be severed, said sealing means having permanent iiexion, substantially as described.

4f. A container for cigars comprising a main body portion with an extension to form a. closure, and sealing means having permanent flexion, carried by said extension and continued down along` the main body, said sealing means being covered by a continuation of the extension, and united with said extension except at the intermediate point where said sealing means is bent, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEO ROSENFELD.

Witnesses EwD. L. ToLsoN, BENNETT S. JoNns.

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